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ac | bc |

As an adjective ac

is cruel, severe, fierce.

As an abbreviation bc is

basso continuo, a musical term used primarily in the baroque period.

ac

English

(wikipedia AC)

Alternative forms

* (air conditioning) * (alternating current) , ac * (army corps, atheletic club) * (anno Christi, ante Christum) * (ante cibum)

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)
  • absolute ceiling
  • account current
  • acre
  • (music) adult contemporary, a radio format
  • air conditioning; air conditioned
  • air corps
  • aircraftman
  • all clear, as in button on electronic calculator
  • (electricity) alternating current; often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current, as in 110V AC.
  • anno Christi, in the year of Christ.
  • ante Christum, before Christ.
  • (medical) ante cibum, before meals.
  • (religion) antichristian
  • area code
  • army corps
  • (legal) as charged, as in: guilty as charged, usually
  • athletic club
  • (Internet, slang) audible chuckle (rfex)
  • author's correction
  • automobile club
  • (US, military) Auxiliary Collier - a naval coal transport that travels with the fleet to provide coal for coal powered warships
  • (set theory) axiom of choice
  • (Australia) Companion of the Order of Australia.
  • aviation cadet
  • America's Cup (competition yacht sailing match racing regatta)
  • (label)
  • Synonyms

    * (anno Christi) AD (anno Domini) * (ante Christum) BC (before Christ)

    Antonyms

    * (alternating current) DC * (ante Christum) AD (anno Domini)

    Derived terms

    * (sense, America's Cup) ** IACC ** ** ** *

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • Aceh, an autonomous province of Indonesia.
  • (geography) Acre, a state of Brazil.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    bc

    English

    ===(en)=== (Before Christ)
  • Before Christ. Often written in small caps.
  • The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 BC to AD 220.
  • British Columbia, a Canadian province.
  • Baja California, a Mexican state.
  • birth control
  • (label)
  • Usage notes

    * The as well as most house styles require placing the AD' before the number of the year and ' BC after, although in casual use either abbreviation can be found in either place. * Some use BCE, for "Before the Common Era", which is more secular in nature, to avoid potential Christian bias. * "B.C." is the customary abbreviation of British Columbia as used in case citations; see e.g. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Geographical Terms: Australian states and Canadian provinces and territories", Table T10.2, page 438.

    Synonyms

    * (before Christ) , BCE

    Antonyms

    * (before Christ) (anno Domini, Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord); CE (Christian Era, Common Era, Current Era)

    Derived terms

    * BCer

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • British Columbia, a province of Canada.
  • (US, navy) battlecruiser, a type of warship.
  • Anagrams

    * English retronyms